David Martin

The value of the 'healthy country-healthy people' nexus in promoting physical and psychosocial wellbeing for Aboriginal people in Australia and beyond is the subject of an extensive literature. However, this presentation argues that there is a real question as to these and other putative benefits for Aboriginal communities who are dealing with disruptive social transformations, when only a relatively small proportion of their residents can realistically be engaged in substantive on-country activities, or wish to do so.

Martin, D.F. 'Rethinking Aboriginal community governance: Challenges for sustainable engagement’, in Community and Local Governance in Australia, P. Smyth, T. Reddel and A. Jones (eds), University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, pp. 108–27.